name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sass
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /sæs/
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rhymes with -æs
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CMU ARPABET: S AE1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Initialism of Syntactically Awesome Style Sheets, a style sheet language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, web-design
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noun
Meaning 3
The quality of being sassy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- This girl has a lot of sass.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sassiness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
Vegetables used in making sauces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
A subgenre of screamo music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
Meaning 7
To talk, to talk back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 8
To speak insolently to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal, transitive
Examples
- Don’t sass your teachers!
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noun
Meaning 9
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- don't give me any of your sass
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
verb
Meaning 10
answer back in an impudent or insolent manner;
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- don't sass me!
- The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: answer, reply, respond
History
Etymology
Variant of sauce.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: дързък отговор (dǎrzǎk otgovor) — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Czech: drzost — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Dutch: gedoe — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Dutch: tegenspreken — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Dutch: zever — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- French: culot — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- French: toupet — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Galician: atrevemento — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Galician: descaro — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Galician: desvergonza — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Galician: procacidade — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Galician: desvergoña — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- German: Frechheit — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- German: Unverschämtheit — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Hungarian: pimaszság — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Portuguese: atrevimento — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Russian: де́рзость (dérzostʹ) — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Spanish: descaro — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Spanish: descoco — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Spanish: picaresca — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Spanish: procacidad — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Swedish: malis — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Swedish: gliring — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Swedish: spydighet — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Swedish: stickord — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Swedish: giftighet — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Swedish: förtal — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Ukrainian: зухвалість (zuxvalistʹ) — backtalk, cheek, sarcasm
- Dutch: tegenspreken — talk back
- Dutch: opspelen — talk back
- French: contredire — talk back
- French: protester — talk back
- French: répondre — talk back
- Hungarian: felesel — talk back
- Portuguese: responder — talk back
- Russian: дерзи́ть (derzítʹ) — talk back
- Russian: наха́льничать (naxálʹničatʹ) — talk back
- Russian: пререка́ться (prerekátʹsja) — talk back
- Russian: препира́ться (prepirátʹsja) — talk back
- Russian: говори́ть де́рзости (govorítʹ dérzosti) — talk back